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Utilizing qualitative data from nominal groups: Exploring the influences on treatment outcome prioritization with rheumatoid arthritis patients (2012)
Journal Article
Sanderson, T., Hewlett, S., Richards, P., Morris, M., & Calnan, M. (2012). Utilizing qualitative data from nominal groups: Exploring the influences on treatment outcome prioritization with rheumatoid arthritis patients. Journal of Health Psychology, 17(1), 132-142. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105311410758

The nominal group technique generates quantitative data through a process of experts ranking items of interest. This article focuses on the additional collection of qualitative data from nominal groups with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, used to... Read More about Utilizing qualitative data from nominal groups: Exploring the influences on treatment outcome prioritization with rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Exploring the cultural validity of rheumatology outcomes (2012)
Journal Article
Sanderson, T., Hewlett, S., Calnan, M., & Morris, M. (2012). Exploring the cultural validity of rheumatology outcomes. British Journal of Nursing, 21(17), 1015-1023

In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the use of a ‘core’ set of treatment outcomes was pioneered to ensure that the same outcomes are measured across all clinical trials to enable comparison of trial results. However, studies have not investigated the influ... Read More about Exploring the cultural validity of rheumatology outcomes.

The digital divide: Trends in global mobile and broadband internet access from 2000-2010 (2012)
Journal Article
Ronquillo, C. E., & Currie, L. (2012). The digital divide: Trends in global mobile and broadband internet access from 2000-2010

The digital divide is described as the gap between those who do and do not have access to digital information and communications technologies (ICT). ICTs are viewed as an indicator of infrastructure and potential for development, and are a growing pl... Read More about The digital divide: Trends in global mobile and broadband internet access from 2000-2010.

Alterations in peripheral muscle contractile characteristics following high and low intensity bouts of exercise (2012)
Journal Article
Morris, M. G., Dawes, H., Howells, K., Scott, O. M., Cramp, M., & Izadi, H. (2012). Alterations in peripheral muscle contractile characteristics following high and low intensity bouts of exercise. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 112(1), 337-343. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-011-1970-8

The aim of this study was to monitor muscle contractile performance in vivo, using an electrical stimulation protocol, immediately following an acute high and low intensity exercise session conducted at the same average intensity performed on a cycle... Read More about Alterations in peripheral muscle contractile characteristics following high and low intensity bouts of exercise.

Sustaining the education workforce in healthcare: Challenges for the future (2012)
Journal Article
Rosser (nee Girot), E., & Albarran, J. W. (2012). Sustaining the education workforce in healthcare: Challenges for the future. Nurse Education Today, 32(1), 32-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2011.01.009

Aim: The aim of the study was to scope education staff capacity to meet the future needs of the healthcare workforce in practice across South West (SW) England. Background: As individual nations come to terms with the impact of the incurred global de... Read More about Sustaining the education workforce in healthcare: Challenges for the future.

Is the use of an invitation letter effective in prompting patients with severe mental illness to attend a primary care physical health check? (2012)
Journal Article
Hardy, S., & Gray, R. (2012). Is the use of an invitation letter effective in prompting patients with severe mental illness to attend a primary care physical health check?. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 13(4), 347-352. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423612000023

Annual physical health checks are recommended for patients with severe mental illness (SMI) as this group has a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease than the rest of the general population. There is little guidance for healthcare professi... Read More about Is the use of an invitation letter effective in prompting patients with severe mental illness to attend a primary care physical health check?.

Professional autonomy, collaboration with physicians, and moral distress among European intensive care nurses. (2012)
Journal Article
Karanikola, M. N., Papathanassoglou, E. D., Kalafati, M., Giannakopoulou, M., Lemonidou, C., & Albarran, J. (2012). Professional autonomy, collaboration with physicians, and moral distress among European intensive care nurses. American Journal of Critical Care, 21(2), 41-52. https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2012205

Discretionary autonomy is a key factor in enhanced patient outcomes and nurses' work satisfaction. Among nurses, insufficient autonomy can result in moral distress. To explore levels of autonomy among European critical care nurses and potential assoc... Read More about Professional autonomy, collaboration with physicians, and moral distress among European intensive care nurses..

Ban happy sheets! - Understanding and using evaluation (2012)
Journal Article
Lambert, N. (2012). Ban happy sheets! - Understanding and using evaluation. Nurse Education Today, 32(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2011.05.020

Evaluating learning in the complex environments of health and education can be fraught with difficulties. Teaching sessions are customarily 'qualitatively' evaluated by participants filling in simple forms which indicate how they found a course - col... Read More about Ban happy sheets! - Understanding and using evaluation.

An enquiry of 'Every3Days' a drama-based workshop developing professional collaboration for women experiencing domestic violence during pregnancy in the South East of England (2012)
Journal Article
Baird, K., & Salmon, D. (2012). An enquiry of 'Every3Days' a drama-based workshop developing professional collaboration for women experiencing domestic violence during pregnancy in the South East of England. Midwifery, 28(6), e886-e892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2011.10.011

© 2011 Elsevier Ltd. Objective: this exploratory work examined and assessed the experiences of participants (n = 90) using an interactive drama workshop to facilitate the planning and understanding of multiagency working around domestic violence duri... Read More about An enquiry of 'Every3Days' a drama-based workshop developing professional collaboration for women experiencing domestic violence during pregnancy in the South East of England.

Mental health nurses' attitudes towards the physical health care of people with severe and enduring mental illness: The development of a measurement tool (2012)
Journal Article
Robson, D., Haddad, M., Gray, R., & Gournay, K. (2012). Mental health nurses' attitudes towards the physical health care of people with severe and enduring mental illness: The development of a measurement tool. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 49(1), 72-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.07.011

Background: It is well established that people with schizophrenia and related serious mental illnesses die prematurely and have significantly higher medical co-morbidity compared with the general population. Mental health nurses have a key role in im... Read More about Mental health nurses' attitudes towards the physical health care of people with severe and enduring mental illness: The development of a measurement tool.